MIAMI (Sept. 14, 2016) – Each week PantherVision will sit down with Head Coach
Ron Turner and selected players to discuss the 2016 season.
This week,
Pete Pelegrin caught up with Coach Turner and tight end
Jonnu Smith to look back FIU's game versus Maryland and look ahead to this week's matchup at UMass.
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For the latest information on Panthers football, follow us on Twitter, @FIUFootball, and check out
Pete Pelegrin's in-depth coverage of FIU Athletics on his official blog, The Prowl, at
www.FIUSports.com.
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2016 FIU Football Schedule
Sept. 1 INDIANA – L, 13-34
Sept. 9 MARYLAND - L, 14-41
Sept. 17 at UMass [ASN/NESN]; 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 24 UCF [beIN]; 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 1 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* [beIN]; 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 8 at UTEP; 8:00 p.m.
Oct. 15 at Charlotte; 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 22 LOUISIANA TECH* [ESPN3] (Homecoming); 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 29 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* [ESPN3]; 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 5 at WKU* [beIN]; 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 19 MARSHALL* [ASN]; 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 26 at Old Dominion* [ESPN3]; 3:30 p.m.
* denotes Conference USA Games
Home games at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium are capitalized and bolded;
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU:
Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
